Next CPI release: Tue 10 Nov 2026, 13:30 UTC · See the economic calendar

CPI release dates 2026

Next CPI release

Tue 10 Nov 2026, 13:30 UTC

October 2026 CPI · 15:30 Cyprus · 8:30 ET

CPI measures the average change in prices paid by urban consumers for a fixed basket of goods and services. The report quotes a headline rate, which includes everything, and a core rate, which leaves out food and energy. Both are shown month on month and year on year.

08:30 ET (12:30 UTC during US daylight saving, 13:30 UTC otherwise).

All 2026 dates

DateTime (UTC)Release
Tue 13 Jan 202613:30 UTCDecember 2025 CPI
Fri 13 Feb 202613:30 UTCJanuary 2026 CPI (delayed from Feb 11 by the government shutdown)
Wed 11 Mar 202612:30 UTCFebruary 2026 CPI
Fri 10 Apr 202612:30 UTCMarch 2026 CPI
Tue 12 May 202612:30 UTCApril 2026 CPI
Wed 10 Jun 202612:30 UTCMay 2026 CPI
Tue 14 Jul 202612:30 UTCJune 2026 CPI
Wed 12 Aug 202612:30 UTCJuly 2026 CPI
Fri 11 Sep 202612:30 UTCAugust 2026 CPI
Wed 14 Oct 202612:30 UTCSeptember 2026 CPI
Tue 10 Nov 2026Next13:30 UTCOctober 2026 CPI
Thu 10 Dec 202613:30 UTCNovember 2026 CPI

Source: BLS Consumer Price Index schedule. Times are converted from US Eastern Time and follow US daylight saving.

Why it moves markets

A hotter CPI print is generally read as a reason for the Fed to keep interest rates higher. That lifts the US dollar and bond yields, and it can weigh on gold, the Nasdaq, and bitcoin because those assets are sensitive to the discount rate. A cooler print is generally read the other way. Energy can move the headline on its own, so the core rate is the line that says whether the move is broader. This is how the release is used. It is not a forecast of the next print and not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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Lessons

Educational schedule only. Not a forecast and not a recommendation to buy or sell.